Affordable Housing & Sustainable Communities Program

This round is in progress.

Timeline

• December 2025: AHSC Round 10 draft program guidelines released
• February 25, 2026: Round 10 final guidelines to be adopted

1401 Imperial Apartments 

Location: City of San Diego

Applicant name: S.V.D.P. Management, Inc.

Project type: TOD

Disadvantaged community: Yes

Total award: $49,797,757

Project description: 1401 Imperial Apartments is a model for climate-smart, equity-centered development in one of California's most impacted urban cores. Just 0.2 miles from San Diego's primary multimodal transit hub—the 12th & Imperial Transit Center—the project builds on top of an existing structure (a former indoor skydiving facility) on an Exempt Surplus site. The project creates 164 affordable homes (including 162 residential units) for households earning 30 to 60% AMI. It will significantly reduce vehicle miles traveled and advance AHSC's GHG reduction and sustainable transportation goals. The project includes several sustainable transportation infrastructure improvements such as one lane mile of new context sensitive bikeway, operational improvements to the San Diego MTS Green Line via the IMT Double Track project, and repair of more than 2,500 feet of existing walkway. The building is designed as a 15-story high-rise tower. The project's sustainability strategy goes beyond compliance, featuring adaptive reuse to preserve embodied carbon, a commitment to LEED Gold, and the integration of mass timber in the new high-rise tower to minimize the use of high-emission materials like concrete and steel. These combined measures result in lower lifecycle emissions and position 1401 Imperial Apartments as a leader in climate-conscious design. In partnership with the City of San Diego and the Regional Task Force on Homelessness, the project shifts the focus from reactive to preventive housing. Half of the units are reserved for individuals and families at risk of homelessness who will be supported by on-site services provided by Father Joe's Villages and job training through Kitchens for Good. Anti-displacement efforts led by the Legal Aid Society of San Diego proactively identify and assist vulnerable households, preventing eviction and promoting long-term housing stability.

Related Documents

• Round 9 Awards and Applications
• Round 9 Award Summaries

712 Seagaze

Location: City of Oceanside

Applicant name: Pacific Southwest Community Development Corporation

Project type: ICP

Disadvantaged community: No

Total award: $48,725,948

Project description: The project site, located on 0.36-acre vacant parking lot in Downtown Oceanside, is being developed into a vibrant, transit-oriented, mixed-use community with 179 affordable studio apartment homes and retail space. Construction on the eight-story building began in late 2025. The project is a half mile from the Oceanside Transit Center and five blocks from historic Oceanside Pier. It will provide desperately needed affordable housing with convenient access to transit, retail, and services. The project will provide on-site resident amenities including a multipurpose community room, workout gym, elevated patio deck with an outdoor pool, structured covered parking, bike storage, outdoor space, and in-unit washers/dryers. On-site management will run programs to develop community within the complex. The 1,500 square foot retail space is envisioned to provide dining options for both residents and community members. The development team worked with the North County Transit District (NCTD) to identify improvements that increase transit ridership and improve the pedestrian environment including wayfinding signage at the Oceanside Transit Center, urban greening at the platform, bus stop upgrades, and SPRINTER signal modernization.

Avanzando San Ysidro

Location: City of San Diego

Applicant name: Hitzke Development Corporation

Project type: TOD

Disadvantaged community: Yes

Total award: $33,711,814

Project description: The Avanzando San Ysidro project will provide multifamily, mixed-use affordable housing in a first-of-its-kind Community Land Trust in the South Bay. It is designed to integrate residential units, commercial spaces, and community facilities, fostering connectivity and access to essential community resources. The project exemplifies sustainable development and includes the construction of 103 housing units (101 of which are affordable for people earning 30 to 60% AMI) and enhancement of public infrastructure. It uses a unique "rent-to-own" model, providing residents the opportunity to build generational wealth by purchasing their home after 15 years. This project also funds expanded weekend service on the MTS Blue Line Trolley, 10 new bus shelters along the 906 and 907 routes, and biking and walking infrastructure (including two miles of separated Class IV bikeways). San Ysidro residents will have increased opportunities to participate in social services at the nearby La Semilla Community Resiliency Center such as youth programs, environmental justice initiatives, economic development, advocacy, arts, and culture. Hitzke Development Corporation leadership, Casa Familiar, the City of San Diego, and MTS have partnered to make this project a model for transit-oriented development that provides safe infrastructure for active transportation and reimagines a community that integrates health, accessibility, mobility, services, and affordable housing for all.

This development is on two sites, about a quarter mile apart (630 Beyer Way and 114 Beyer Boulevard), near the Beyer Boulevard light rail station and other bus stops. Construction officially began following a groundbreaking ceremony in October 2025. Completion is currently projected for mid-2027.

Related Documents

• Round 8 Awards and Applications
• Round 8 Award Summaries

Riverwalk Phase 1

Location: City of San Diego

Applicant name: Wakeland Housing and Development Corporation

Project type: TOD

Disadvantaged community: No

Total award: $41,121,679

Project description: As of early 2026, the Riverwalk Phase I project (officially named The Becker) is under construction to create 190 affordable homes for a wide variety of families. The project reached a major milestone with its official groundbreaking on August 1, 2025. Amenities include ample community space including a large outdoor courtyard with play area and a community room with features such as computer stations, a kitchen, and space for workshops, classes, community events and social activities. The design also embraces sustainable technologies and climate adaptation goals.

The project's human-scale development and pedestrian-first approach and deep commitment to green open space cultivates places where residents can interact, build relationships, and strengthen the social fabric of the community. Riverwalk ensures that walking and cycling are the primary modes of transit, with transit as the underlying foundation. A new MTS Green Line Trolley Station is designed at the center of the project area, connecting residents to the Fashion Valley Transit Center, a central hub for bus service throughout the region. Additionally, the project is installing new bike lanes and pedestrian paths and building new bus shelters and street lighting infrastructure. The project is projected to be complete is 2028.

Related Documents

• Round 7 Awards and Applications
• Round 7 Award Summaries

Azuriik

Project location: City of National City

Applicant name: Metropolitan Area Advisory Committee on Anti-Poverty of San Diego County Inc.

Project type: ICP

Disadvantaged community: Yes

Total award: $16.5 million

Project description: The Azuriik project will provide 400 units of affordable housing in a 22-story mixed-use development on Roosevelt Avenue between East 2nd Street and East 3rd Street. The development will be National City's tallest building and will serve families and seniors with incomes at 30, 50, and 60% of area median income. The project will feature 276 family units and 124 senior units in a mix of studio, one-bedroom, two-bedroom, and three-bedroom apartments. Azuriik will include extensive on-site services and amenities to support residents, including a daycare center and preschool serving up to 120 children, job training programs, a fitness center, business center, community room with kitchen, and laundry facilities. Exterior amenities will include a courtyard, picnic area, playground, vegetable garden, and 221 surface and subterranean parking spaces. The project includes sustainable transportation improvements and programs to reduce vehicle miles traveled and enhance connectivity between the affordable housing development and nearby jobs, services, and transit in the National City area.

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• Round 6 Awards and Applications

No AHSC funds were awarded to projects in San Diego County for Round 5.

Related Documents

• Round 5 Awards and Applications
• Round 5 Award Summaries

13th & Broadway (Harrington Heights)

Location: City of San Diego

Applicant name: Chelsea Investment Corp, Alpha Project for the Homeless (originally S.V.D.P. Management, Inc.)

Project type: TOD

Disadvantaged community: 75-80%

Low income community: Yes

Total award: $20 million

Project description: The 13th & Broadway project, now known as Harrington Heights, was a transformative infill project that provided a transit-adjacent housing development with 273 units of service-enriched housing for homeless residents in the East Village of Downtown San Diego. The project celebrated its grand opening on October 9, 2025. Stakeholder outreach was conducted to design the transportation scope, which included 2.5 miles of a protected bikeway on both sides of Pacific Highway and upgraded sidewalks and intersections on Island Avenue in Downtown San Diego. The project additionally removed parking and a lane of traffic along E Street to install a pedestrian greenway, connecting the East Village and Gaslamp Quarter. The transit improvements included the addition of one inbound and one outbound Rapid bus station to the East Village, improving community access to Downtown San Diego, the I-15 corridor, eastern Chula Vista, and Tijuana via the Otay Mesa Port of Entry.

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• Round 4 Awards and Applications
• Round 4 Award Summaries

Keeler Court/Southcrest AHSC

Project location: City of San Diego

Applicant: Community Housing Works

Project type: ICP

Disadvantaged community: 86-90%

Total award: $9,934,273

Project description: The Keeler Court/Southcrest AHSC project built 71 units of affordable multifamily housing on a site originally slated for industrial development. The AHSC award funded more than a mile of walkway upgrades to increase safety for pedestrians walking between the housing development, the local school, the grocery store, and the park. The award also funded a new six-mile bike facility (including more than two miles of Class IV protected bikeway) that connects the project area to Downtown San Diego. Two new buses reduced headways on a route that takes riders from National City to San Diego State University. The project included pedestrian and bicycle safety programs for different age groups, walk audits with residents to identify safety concerns, and transit access education. Residents of Keeler Court received free annual bus passes through a collaboration between Community Housing Works, SANDAG, and MTS. The Keeler Court development received multiple design and housing awards, including a Ruby Award from the San Diego Housing Federation for Project of the Year—New Construction (under 100 units) and a Merit Award for design at the Pacific Coast Builders Conference’s 59th Annual Gold Nugget Awards.

San Diego Downtown Mobility Plan and 14/Commercial TOD Apartments

Project location: City of San Diego

Applicant: S.V.D.P. Management, Inc.

Project type: TOD

Disadvantaged community: 96-100%

Total award: $19,999,999.73

Project description: This project implemented a phase of the Downtown San Diego Mobility Plan that provides bicycle connectivity throughout downtown San Diego by installing more than two miles of Class IV Cycletrack on both 6th and J streets, more than half a mile of walkway upgrades, and a road diet treatment. The project provides 407 units, 270 of which are permanent supportive housing units, next to the 12th & Imperial Transit Center. As part of the project, Circulate San Diego provided workshops on bicycle and pedestrian safety, as well as transit access programming for residents.

Related Documents

• Round 3 Award Summaries

Cornerstone Place

Location: The City of El Cajon

Applicant: Domus Development, LLC

Project type: ICP

Disadvantaged community: 76-80%

Total award: $12,090,713

Project description: Located in the City of El Cajon, Cornerstone Place developed 70 units of affordable housing serving families and veteran households. The development included 48 one-bedroom units and 22 three-bedroom units and incorporated LEED Silver-equivalent sustainability features, including energy-efficient building systems. As part of the project’s transit-supportive components, the developer partnered with the Metropolitan Transit System (MTS) to provide residents with free three-year transit passes for MTS Routes 815 and 816, which serve the project site and connect residents to Downtown El Cajon and the El Cajon Transit Center. The project also included bus stop amenities adjacent to the site to support use of existing transit service.

Related Documents

• Round 2 Awards and Applications
• Round 2 Award Summaries

South Bay Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) Project

Location: City of Chula Vista and parts of surrounding San Diego County

Project sponsor: SANDAG

Project type: ICP

Disadvantaged community: Yes

Total award: $7 million

Project description: The South Bay BRT is a 21-mile bus rapid transit route that operates between the Otay Mesa Border Crossing and Downtown San Diego. The project completed the final 11 miles of the route between Chula Vista and a new Intermodal Transportation Center at the border with Mexico. It provides transit service for residents and employees in the corridor who had no viable transit options. The project operates in dedicated transit lanes, serves six stations (five in Otay Ranch, a transit-oriented village), and provides a direct transit connection to the border. The project reduces greenhouse gas emissions by shifting trips from automobiles to transit, increases public health by helping to decrease pollutants at the border, and helps link disadvantaged communities to affordable housing and key destination areas.

Westside Infill Transit-Oriented Development

Location: City of National City

Project sponsor: City of National City

Project type: TOD

Disadvantaged community: Yes

Total award: $9,240,888

Project description: The Westside Infill Transit-Oriented Development is a 201-unit affordable housing infill development along Paradise Creek in National City. Phase I completed 109 units on site. Phase II completed the development by constructing 92 units, expanding Paradise Creek Educational Park/Trail, and building off-site transportation improvements including Class II bike lanes, pedestrian pathways, and ADA enhancements at key intersections within the public right-of-way. The entire project is based on a concept developed through a neighborhood/stakeholder design process and was adopted as part of the City's Westside Specific Plan in 2010. The project received the 2019 APA National Planning Award for Advancing Diversity and Social Change in Honor of Paul Davidoff and was recognized with a Silver Catalyst Award from the California Sustainable Communities Partnership.

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• Round 1 Awards and Applications
• Round 1 Award Summaries